Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Göz Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) Type II is associated with the presence of electron-dense deposits within the glomerular basement membrane, choroid and Bruch membrane. Drusen-like deposits are specific for this disease and fluorescein angiography is useful in the early detection of these lesions. We present the fundus findings of a 42-year-old patient with MPGN Type II who had visual loss in one eye. Fluorescein angiography was not allowed because of the renal disease and retinal lesions were evaluated with optical coherence tomography (OCT). We observed focal elevations of retinal pigment epithelium on OCT images. We conclude that, OCT is a useful, noninvasive technique in evaluating the presence and progression of the retinal lesions especially in patients fluorescein angiography is not allowed.
Keywords :
Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis Type II, drusen, fluorescein angiography, optical coherence tomography